Jan 18, 2005
Chalisa
A Chalisa is a devotional poem consisting of forty “chaupaayees” or four-lined stanzas and three “dohaas” or two-lined couplets - two at the beginning and one at the end. The word “Chalisa” comes from “chaalees” which means forty. It is written in Avadhi (a Hindi dialect) and is believed that with constant recitation and fervent devotion the ailments of the body and mind can be destroyed and one becomes free from all sins and sufferings.
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